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Super Pit on wrong side of the tracks

THE City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder could rip out a 20km stretch of the town’s railway line to make more room for the Super Pit, according to council CEO John Walker.

The Kalgoorlie Super Pit. Picture courtesy of Greg Tossel from the Snowden Mining Photography Competition.

The Kalgoorlie Super Pit. Picture courtesy of Greg Tossel from the Snowden Mining Photography Competition.

Walker, who was speaking at last week's Growing Kalgoorlie-Boulder 2018 economic development conference in Perth, said the city was looking at plans to realign the east-to-west rail line. While the...

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